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Interpretation of Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer Data

Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2019-2023

Georgia Counties versus United States

Colon & Rectum

All Races, Both Sexes

Sorted by priority index

Explanation of Column Headers

State/County - The site and sex combination for this comparison.

Priority Index 1 - The priority index is based upon the direction of the trend and the rate comparison. An index of 1 is the highest priority - that trend is rising and the rate is already higher. An index of 9 is the lowest priority - the trend is falling and the rate is already lower.

Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC:

AAPC (95% Confidence Interval) - The Average Annual Percent Change is the change in rate over time. These AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program


Other Notes


Line by Line Interpretation of the Report


United States


Georgia


Carroll County


Effingham County


Emanuel County


Haralson County


Henry County


Jeff Davis County


Macon County


Mitchell County


Pike County


Richmond County


Spalding County


Stephens County


Upson County


Walton County


Washington County


Appling County


Baldwin County


Barrow County


Brooks County


Bryan County


Bulloch County


Burke County


Camden County


Catoosa County


Clayton County


Coffee County


Coweta County


Crisp County


Douglas County


Elbert County


Fannin County


Gilmer County


Gordon County


Greene County


Habersham County


Harris County


Jones County


Laurens County


Liberty County


Lowndes County


Lumpkin County


Madison County


McDuffie County


Meriwether County


Monroe County


Murray County


Newton County


Pickens County


Polk County


Putnam County


Rabun County


Rockdale County


Tattnall County


Thomas County


Tift County


Toombs County


Union County


Walker County


Ware County


Wayne County


White County


Whitfield County


Wilkes County


Worth County


Bartow County


Bibb County


Chatham County


Chattooga County


Cherokee County


Clarke County


Cobb County


Colquitt County


DeKalb County


Dougherty County


Fayette County


Floyd County


Fulton County


Glynn County


Houston County


Jackson County


Muscogee County


Paulding County


Peach County


Screven County


Troup County


Columbia County


Forsyth County


Gwinnett County


Hall County


Banks County Ben Hill County Berrien County Brantley County Butts County Crawford County Dade County Dawson County Decatur County Dodge County Franklin County Grady County Hart County Jefferson County Lamar County Lee County Long County Morgan County Oconee County Pierce County Seminole County Sumter County Telfair County Twiggs County Atkinson County Bacon County Baker County Bleckley County Calhoun County Candler County Charlton County Chattahoochee County Clay County Clinch County Cook County Dooly County Early County Echols County Evans County Glascock County Hancock County Heard County Irwin County Jasper County Jenkins County Johnson County Lanier County Lincoln County Marion County McIntosh County Miller County Montgomery County Oglethorpe County Pulaski County Quitman County Randolph County Schley County Stewart County Talbot County Taliaferro County Taylor County Terrell County Towns County Treutlen County Turner County Warren County Webster County Wheeler County Wilcox County Wilkinson County

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 11:25 pm.

Trend2
     Rising     when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
     Stable     when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
     Falling     when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.
Rate Comparison
     Above     when 95% confident the rate is above and Rate Ratio3 > 1.10
     Similar     when unable to conclude above or below with confidence.
     Below     when 95% confident the rate is below and Rate Ratio3 < 0.90

* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates.
** Data are too sparse to provide stable estimates of annual rates needed to calculate trend.
1 Priority indices were created by ordering from rates that are rising and above the comparison rate to rates that are falling and below the comparison rate.
2 Recent trend in death rates is usually an Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period and/or calculation method used in the calculation of the trends may differ for selected geographic areas.
3 Rate ratio is the county rate divided by the US rate. Previous versions of this table used one-year rates for states and five-year rates for counties. As of June 2018, only five-year rates are used.
Source: Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+). The Healthy People 2030 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
Note: When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate. Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information).

Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates:
Atkinson County, Bacon County, Baker County, Bleckley County, Calhoun County, Candler County, Charlton County, Chattahoochee County, Clay County, Clinch County, Cook County, Dooly County, Early County, Echols County, Evans County, Glascock County, Hancock County, Heard County, Irwin County, Jasper County, Jenkins County, Johnson County, Lanier County, Lincoln County, Marion County, McIntosh County, Miller County, Montgomery County, Oglethorpe County, Pulaski County, Quitman County, Randolph County, Schley County, Stewart County, Talbot County, Taliaferro County, Taylor County, Terrell County, Towns County, Treutlen County, Turner County, Warren County, Webster County, Wheeler County, Wilcox County, Wilkinson County

Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Banks County, Ben Hill County, Berrien County, Brantley County, Butts County, Crawford County, Dade County, Dawson County, Decatur County, Dodge County, Franklin County, Grady County, Hart County, Jefferson County, Lamar County, Lee County, Long County, Morgan County, Oconee County, Pierce County, Seminole County, Sumter County, Telfair County, Twiggs County

Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer statistics. When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate.

Data for United States do not include Puerto Rico.